Alcester, Union County, SD - 1916 Business Directory

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	ALCESTER. Pop 475. Union county. A village on the C & N W Ry 41 miles s e of Parker.  
Has Baptist, Methodist and Congregational churches, 2 banks, 3 grain elevators, an opera
house, a creamery and a hotel. A weekly newspaper the Union is published. Exp Am. Tel W U. 
F A Nutter P M.

Last Name                      First Name           Business
Abeel                          Orlin A.             ins agt
Alcester State Bank                                 (Capital $15,000), G A Lindgren, pres; B W Brunt, cashr
Alcester Union                                      Charles J Peterson Pub
Asbjeld                        I. P.                garage (Nora)
Belkey's Opera House                                Geo Belkey mngr
Bjork Bros.                                         (Erick and Elias), blksmiths
Brunt                          B. W.                cashr, Alcester State Bank
Cole                           Boyd                 garage
Cox                            Chas. F.             hardware
Edson Bros.                                         (Jno W. and Andr E.), hardware
Emmert                         Everett A.           gen store
Engholm                        Anna                 milliner
Engholm                        Carl                 harness
Farmers & Merchants Bank                            (capital $25,000), A O Ofstad, pres; J A Swenson, cashr
Farmers Co-operative Assn                           J J Overholzer agt, grain elevator
Farmers Co-operative Co.                            meats
Finstad                        Alvin                creamery (Nora)
Frost                          Chas. A.             furniture
Frost                          Elmer F.             gunsmith
Gasser                         Herbert              Rossmore & Gasser
Green                          Geo. W.              agt, Jas T Scroggs
Hammitt                        Chas.                mngr, Rex Theatre
Heeren Bros.                                        garage
Hoard                          Eugene P.            produce
Hobson                         Jas.                 barber
Hopson                         J. F.                barber
Hyden                          Andr                 phys.
Hyden                          Anna K. (Mrs.)       phys.
Johnson                        Chas. A.             shoes
Johnson                        Gust E.              restaurant
Johnson                        Herbert E.           gen store
Keller                         Jno J.               photogr.
Larson                                              see Westling & Larson
Lewis                          Arthur H.            drugs
Lindgren                       G. A.                pres, Alcester State Bank
Lindgren                       Gothard A.           clothing
Morrissey                      Jno                  gen store
Newell                         Wm. A.               mngr, F M Slagle & Co.
Nilson                         Eric                 furniture
Nolan                          A. H.                dentist
Nora Creamery Co.
Northwestern Hotel                                  Mrs. Effie Wheeler propr
Oden                           Carl                 gen store (Nora)
Ofstad                         A. O.                pres, Farmers & Merchants Bank
Ofstad                         Andr. O.             ins agt
Overholzer                     J. J.                agt, Farmers Co-operative Assn
Peterson                       Charles J.           Pub, Alcester Union
Postal                         Vern                 r r, exp and tel agt
Price                          Edwin F.             phys.
Queal & Co.                    J. H.                A A Treick agt, lumber
Reedy Grain Co.                                     Thos J Ryan agt
Rex Theatre                                         Chas Hammitt mngr, moving pictures
Rossmore & Gasser                                   (Edw Rossmore, Herbert Gasser), meats
Ryan                           Thos. J.             agt, Reedy Grain Co.
Ryan                           Thos. J.             feed
Scroggs                        Jas. T.              Geo W Green agt, grain elevator
Slagle & Co.                   F. M.                Wm A Newell mngr, lumber
Smith                          Phoebe A. (Mrs.)     baker
Sullivan                       Peter F.             drugs
Swenson                        J. A.                cashr, Farmers & Merchants Bank
Swenson                        S.                   gen store
Thomas                         M. H.                blksmith (Nora)
Treick                         A. A.                agt, J H Queal & Co.
Watts                          Eldorus B.           farm impts
Weidenfeller                   Peter                pool
Westling & Larson                                   livery
Wheeler                        Effie M. (Mrs.)      propr, Northwestern Hotel
Wilkinson Bros.                                     (Alb and Chas), auctioneers